16 May 2012
Contact:
Stephen M. Apatow
Founder,
Director of Research & Development
Humanitarian
Resource Institute (UN:NGO:DESA)
Humanitarian University
Consortium Graduate Studies
Center
for Medicine, Veterinary Medicine & Law
Phone:
203-668-0282
Email:
s.m.apatow@humanitarian.net
Internet:
www.humanitarian.net
H-II OPSEC
Url:
www.H-II.org
UNSC Veto Powers
Challenged - Genocide, War Crimes and Crimes Against Humanity
Disgrace is an
Understatement:
"The
international community awaits a response by the International
Criminal Court, who has been provided eye witness reports and evidence,
disseminated by the international media for close to one year. To
abandon civilians without food, water, electricity or medical care has
severely damaged the credibility of the United Nations as a
representative body, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and
International Law." -- Stephen Michael
Apatow, Founder of Humanitarian
Resource Institute (UN:NGO:DESA) and the United Nations Arts
Initiative. [1,2]
In
response to this the Syrian Humanitarian Catastrophe, 5 members of
the UN Security Council have advanced the following appeal to the UN
General Assembly:
UNITED NATIONS, May 15, 2012 (IPS) - The 193-member
General Assembly is expected to vote on a resolution - described as
"historic" - requesting the five permanent members (P5) of the Security
Council to consider "refraining from using their vetoes on action aimed
at preventing or ending genocide, war crimes and crimes against
humanity." -- "Small Five"
Challenge "Big Five" Over Veto Powers: IPS, 15 May 2012.
References
- Syria2012: CNN: 72 Hours Under Fire. Url:
http://www.Syria2012.com
- Syria:
International Humanitarian & Security Discussions: Humanitarian
Intervention Initiative. Url:
http://www.unarts.org/H-II/ref/syria242012OHCHR.html
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